Sen. Marco Rubio took to the floor of the U.S. Senate to decry the fact that recent immigrants can often get more in federal payouts than Social Security recipients who worked their whole lives to qualify for their meager payouts.
Rubio focused his comments on Cuban refugees who came to America up to forty years ago, became contributing members of American society, and earned a Social Security benefit.
"One of the things I see a lot in South Florida are people that have been in this country - they may have came from Cuba 45 years ago. They've worked here their entire lives. They retire. They get $800, $900, $1,000 a month from Social Security," Rubio said.
Senator Marco Rubio says Americans "They've worked here their entire lives. They retire. They get $800, $900, a $1,000 a month from Social Security. - Somebody who just got here from Cuba 3 months ago - is given $1,500 a month".
"So, imagine if you've been working here for 40 years and your Social Security check is smaller than the benefits going to a 28-year-old, able-bodied person who just got here," Rubio exclaimed.
Recent migrants are far more likely to be on welfare than even U.S. citizens.
A study from 2022 found that 54 percent of households headed by a migrant used one or more major welfare program.
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